[ga] Re: ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All former DNSO GA members, ALAC institutions without individual members, and/or

other interested stakeholders/users,

  I and our members strongly suggest that anyone and everyone that such
decisions below made in your names, you take the time and effort to
respond to so that your voice and ideas can be heard, even though some
of the below decisions are already etched in stone and  your opinions
or input to and/or regarding have been ignored or no method prior
to them being decided, was provided in advance of said decisions being
determined or alternatives considered by you, the stakeholder/user whom
is footing the bottom line bill...


alac-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> In this issue:
>
> * STRATEGY FOR NEW TLDs - ICANN recently posted an "Initial Version of New
> gTLD Implementation Strategy" for public comment.  The report states that
> ICANN "is committed to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for
> selecting new gTLDs using predictable, straightforward, transparent, and
> objective procedures that preserve the stability and security of the
> Internet." It has been posted for 15 days of public comment closing at 17:00
> PDT on 15 October.  You are encouraged to email comments to
> <gtld-strategy-draft@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
> * AUCTIONING EXPIRED DOMAIN NAMES - GOOD OR BAD FOR CONSUMERS? - ICANN also
> recently posted an "advisory" to raise awareness of plans by two registrars
> to begin directly selling or auctioning expired domain registrations.  If
> registrants fail to renew their domain names at the conclusion of an
> expiration grace period, NSI and Tucows plan to auction the rights to these
> domain names, instead of allowing them to "drop back into the pool" of names
> available for re-registration on a first-come, first-served basis, as is
> currently the process.  Both registrars plan to give part of the auction
> price to the prior registrant (NSI plans to give 20% or less, Tucows plans
> to give about 80%).  Is this good for registrants? Should registrars have
> the right to control and auction these names and, if so, what is ICANN's
> role?  What might this mean for ICANN's delete policy and Verisign's
> proposed wait list service?  Do you have an opinion?  Post your views via
> email to <forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
>
> * AT-LARGE COMING TO A COUNTRY NEAR YOU - ALAC members and At-Large
> community leaders invite you to meet them at, and/or participate in, events
> scheduled this fall to share information and expand user involvement in
> ICANN.  In the Latin America and Caribbean region, all interested
> individuals are invited to attend the Latin-American Workshop on Internet
> Governance in Cuzco, Peru 13-15 October, co-sponsored by the ALAC and the
> UNICT (see <http://www.alac.icann.org/latin/>).  A similar workshop is being
> planned in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the end of this month.
> Look for ALAC members Tadao Takahashi and Erick Iriarte at these workshops,
> as well as at the IV Congrès Mondial de droit de l'informatique Alfa-Redi,
> Cuzco on 11-15 October.  In the Asia/Australia/Pacific region, Hong Xue,
> Tommy Matsumoto, and Izumi Aizu will participate in: the International
> Symposium on Public Participation in Internet Governance in Seoul, Korea, on
> October 26, 2004; the AP At-Large Meeting, Seoul, Korea, on October 27,
> 2004; and more meetings of AP At-Large groups will be scheduled soon (see
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/asia/>).  To meet-up with an ALAC member, send an
> email to committee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  See the At-Large calendar at
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/calendar.htm> for links to events of interest to
> At-Large.
>
> * AT-LARGE CONTINUES TO GROW - On 7 September 2004, the ALAC certified as
> "At-Large Structures" the Internet Society Congo (based in DRC, in the
> Africa region) and the Internet Users Network (based in Japan, in the
> Asia/Australia/Pacific region).  In addition, the ALAC is conducting due
> diligence on two groups from North America that have applied for ALS
> certification -- America@Large (based in USA), and the Intellectual Property
> & Technology (IPT) Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association (based in
> USA), a group from Asia/Australia/Pacific -- Communications and Multimedia
> Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CfM), and ISOC Belgium (in the European region).
> Join a group or form a new one.  Information is posted at
> <www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24sep03.htm> and
> <www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> * STRATEGY FOR NEW TLDs - ICANN recently posted an "Initial Version of New
> gTLD Implementation Strategy" for public comment.  The report states that
> ICANN "is committed to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for
> selecting new gTLDs using predictable, straightforward, transparent, and
> objective procedures that preserve the stability and security of the
> Internet." It has been posted for 15 days of public comment closing at 17:00
> PDT on 15 October.  You are encouraged to email comments to
> <gtld-strategy-draft@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
> According to ICANN, "implementation of this strategy will introduce
> competition and choice to the market for domain registration services" and
> it expects the implementation of new gTLDs to be a "transparent and
> straightforward allocation process" that will "ensure the stability and
> security of the Internet." ICANN also states that its strategy will have the
> flexibility to address issues raised through DNS evolution, changes in the
> marketplace, new industry standards, and other developments.  Incorporating
> relevant community guidance on each of the issues identified in this initial
> strategy also is listed as an objective.  If you have a relevant comment,
> please email it to <gtld-strategy-draft@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
> * AUCTIONING EXPIRED DOMAIN NAMES - GOOD OR BAD FOR CONSUMERS? - ICANN also
> recently posted an "advisory" to raise awareness of plans by two registrars
> to begin directly selling or auctioning expired domain registrations.  If
> registrants fail to renew their domain names at the conclusion of an
> expiration grace period, NSI and Tucows plan to auction the rights to these
> domain names, instead of allowing them to "drop back into the pool" of names
> available for re-registration on a first-come, first-served basis, as is
> currently the process.  Both registrars plan to give part of the auction
> price to the prior registrant (NSI plans to give 20% or less, Tucows plans
> to give about 80%).  Is this good for registrants? Should registrars have
> the right to control and auction these names and, if so, what is ICANN's
> role?  What might this mean for ICANN's delete policy and Verisign's
> proposed wait list service?  Do you have an opinion?  Post your views via
> email to <forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
>
> On 20 September 2004, Network Solutions announced the introduction of a
> "New, Enhanced Backorder Service that Provides Preferred Access to
> Expired Domain Names," (See link at
> <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21sep04-1.htm>).  This
> followed Tucows' announcement on 7 September 2004 of a similar, new
> "Auction Service for Expiring Domain Names," (see link at
> <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21sep04-1.htm>).  ALAC
> members would like to explore how this might effect implementation of
> the current ICANN "Expired Domain Deletion Policy"
> <http://www.icann.org/registrars/eddp.htm> and Verisign's proposed
> "Wait List Service"
> <http://www.icann.org/minutes/report-vgrs-wls-22aug02.htm>, as well as
> basic questions about registrars' "rights" to domain names, and ICANN's
> role regarding these auctions.  Please share your views via email to
> forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> * AT-LARGE COMING TO A COUNTRY NEAR YOU - ALAC members and At-Large
> community leaders invite you to meet them at, and/or participate in, events
> scheduled this fall to share information and expand user involvement in
> ICANN.  In the Latin America and Caribbean region, all interested
> individuals are invited to attend the Latin-American Workshop on Internet
> Governance in Cuzco, Peru 13-15 October, co-sponsored by the ALAC and the
> UNICT (see <http://www.alac.icann.org/latin/>).  A similar workshop is being
> planned in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the end of this month.
> Look for ALAC members Tadao Takahashi and Erick Iriarte at these workshops,
> as well as at the IV Congrès Mondial de droit de l'informatique Alfa-Redi,
> Cuzco on 11-15 October.  In the Asia/Australia/Pacific region, Hong Xue,
> Tommy Matsumoto, and Izumi Aizu will participate in: the International
> Symposium on Public Participation in Internet Governance in Seoul, Korea, on
> October 26, 2004; the AP At-Large Meeting, Seoul, Korea, on October 27,
> 2004; and more meetings of AP At-Large groups will be scheduled soon (see
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/asia/>).  To meet-up with an ALAC member, send an
> email to committee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  See the At-Large calendar at
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/calendar.htm> for links to events of interest to
> At-Large.
>
> * AT-LARGE CONTINUES TO GROW - On 7 September 2004, the ALAC certified as
> "At-Large Structures" the Internet Society Congo (based in DRC, in the
> Africa region) and the Internet Users Network (based in Japan, in the
> Asia/Australia/Pacific region).  In addition, the ALAC is conducting due
> diligence on two groups from North America that have applied for ALS
> certification -- America@Large (based in USA), and the Intellectual Property
> & Technology (IPT) Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association (based in
> USA), a group from Asia/Australia/Pacific -- Communications and Multimedia
> Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CfM), and ISOC Belgium (in the European region).
> Join a group or form a new one.  Information is posted at
> <www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24sep03.htm> and
> <www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
>
> This brings the total number of groups certified as At-Large Structures to
> 18.  These organizations intend to help individual Internet user communities
> throughout the world participate in ICANN activities and decision-making
> that affect them. These groups represent a variety of individual users, and
> are wholly independent from ICANN.  Certification simply recognizes that
> these groups meet ICANN's criteria for involving individual Internet users
> at the local or issue level in ICANN and for promoting individuals'
> understanding of, and participation in, ICANN.
>
> The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
> alac@xxxxxxxxx
> www.alac.icann.org

Regards,

--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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